June 22, 2025
Fixed Assets

Stay alert! Watch for farm equipment traveling along the roads

Maple producers host annual ceremony heralding 2025 maple season Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding, maple queen and ambassador all highlight annual ceremony Saturday to herald the maple season in the state. Spring planting season in Somerset County means increased farm equipment traffic on rural roads, urging drivers to be cautious. Drivers should exercise caution, be

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Hiring is on hold as companies brace for bearish market conditions

Joe Schulz  |  Wisconsin Public Radio Farm and construction equipment manufacturers started the year with high hopes for the economy, bolstered by President Donald Trump’s campaign promises to cut taxes on domestic producers and slash government regulations. But that optimism has given way to fears of a possible recession, sparked by Trump’s international trade war,

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China’s retail sales, investment pick up pace

China”s economy continued to recover in the first two months this year as consumption and investment showed improvement, official data showed on Monday, making a steady start for 2025. Retail sales, a key measurement of consumer spending, surged 4 percent year-on-year over the January-February period, after the 3.7 percent rise in December.  China’s value-added industrial

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Financial Assets

Consumers need a watchdog to guard their wallets from bad deals

Trump shuts down US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Protesters are calling on the Trump administration to change course and re-open the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). It is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector founded in 2011 after the Great Recession. Fox – Seattle CFPB

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